verb
trounce
Trounce (verb) means to hit someone hard and repeatedly.
verb
1
To hit someone hard and repeatedly.
2
To defeat someone completely, especially by a large score in a game or contest.
"Others believe big tech companies such as Google will quickly trounce the young upstarts, and that some of the new companies have little competitive advantage."
— Erin Griffith, A New Area of A.I. Booms, Even Amid the Tech Gloom (2023)
"The Mexican team trounced the Americans by 10 goals to 1."
3
To punish someone, whether by hitting them or by scolding them harshly.
4
(law) To take legal action against someone in order to punish them.
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Etymology
The origin of the verb is unknown; it is perhaps related to Old French troncer, troncher, troncir, tronchir (“to cut; to cut a piece from; to retrench”), from Old French tronce, tronche (“stump; piece of wood”). However, the English and Old French words differ in meaning. The noun is derived from the verb.
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What is the meaning of trounce?
"trounce" (verb) means to hit someone hard and repeatedly.
What is another word for trounce?
Other words for "trounce" include beat, crush, lambast, rag, berate, lecture.
What are the different meanings of trounce?
"trounce" has 3 main meanings: 1. To hit someone hard and repeatedly; 2. To defeat someone completely, especially by a large score in a game or contest; 3. To punish someone, whether by hitting them or by scolding them harshly.
